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Vaccine makers have nix to lose by marketing their experimental COVID-19 shots, fifty-fifty if they cause serious injury and death, as they enjoy full indemnity against injuries occurring from COVID-19 vaccines or any other pandemic vaccine under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Human activity, passed in the U.S. in 2005.

The full extent of their COVID-xix vaccine indemnification agreements with countries, however, is a closely guarded secret, i that has remained highly confidential — until now. A leaked document broken downwards by Twitter user Ehden reveals the shocking terms of Pfizer'south international COVID-nineteen vaccine agreements. He wrote:

"These agreements are confidential, simply luckily one country did non protect the contract document well enough, so I managed to get a hold of a copy. As you are about to run across, in that location is a good reason why Pfizer was fighting to hibernate the details of these contracts."

An ironclad agreement, all on Pfizer'south terms

The alleged indemnification understanding, reportedly between Pfizer and Albania, was originally posted in snippets on Twitter, but Twitter now has them marked as "unavailable." Copies of the tweets are available on Treadreader, nonetheless.

The Albania agreement appears very similar to some other contract, published online, between Pfizer and the Dominican Republic. Information technology covers not only COVID-19 vaccines, but any product that enhances the use or effects of such vaccines. Countries that purchase Pfizer's COVID-nineteen shot must acknowledge that "Pfizer's efforts to develop and manufacture the Product" are "subject to pregnant risks and uncertainties."

And in the effect that a drug or other handling comes out that tin can forestall, treat or cure COVID-19, the agreement stands, and the country must follow through with their order. Ivermectin , for case, is not only safety, cheap and widely available just has been found to reduce COVID-nineteen mort ality past 81% . Even so, it continues to exist ignored in favor of more expensive, and less constructive, treatments and mass experimental vaccination. Ehden wrote:

"If yous were wondering why #Ivermectin was suppressed, well, information technology is because the agreement that countries had with Pfizer does not allow them to escape their contract, which states that even if a drug will be found to treat COVID19 the contract cannot be voided."

Even if Pfizer fails to deliver vaccine doses within their estimated delivery period, the purchaser may not cancel the order. Further, Pfizer can make adjustments to the number of contracted doses and their delivery schedule, "based on principles to be determined by Pfizer," and the land buying the vaccines must "agree to whatever revision."

It doesn't matter if the vaccines are delivered severely late, even at a betoken when they're no longer needed, as it's made clear that

"Nether no circumstances will Pfizer be field of study to or liable for any late delivery penalties." As you might suspect, the contract also "forbids returns under any circumstances."

The big secret: Pfizer charged U.Southward. More Than Other Countries

While COVID-xix vaccines are "free" to receive in the U.Due south., they're being paid for by taxpayer dollars at a charge per unit of $19.5011 per dose. Albania, the leaked contract revealed, paid $12 per dose, while the EU paid $14.70 per shot. While charging different prices to unlike purchases is common in the drug industry, it'due south often frowned upon.

In the case of the price disparity between the U.S. and the EU, Pfizer is said to have given a price pause to the Eu because it financially supported the development of their COVID-19 vaccine. All the same, Ehden noted, "U.S. taxpayers got screwed by Pfizer, probably also Israel." Besides, Pfizer makes a betoken to note that countries have no right to withhold payment to the company for any reason.

Plainly, this includes in the case of receiving damaged goods. Purchasers of Pfizer'southward COVID-19 vaccines are not entitled to pass up them "based on service complaints," unless they practice not conform to specifications or the FDA'southward Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations. And, Ehden adds, "This agreement is higher up any local constabulary of the state."

While the purchaser has near no way of canceling the contract, Pfizer can terminate the agreement in the outcome of a "textile breach" of any term in their contract.

Safety and efficacy 'not currently known'

The purchaser of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine must besides acknowledge two facts that have largely been brushed under the rug: Both their efficacy and risks are unknown. According to department v.5 of the contract:

"Purchaser acknowledges that the Vaccine and materials related to the Vaccine, and their components and constituent materials are being rapidly developed due to the emergency circumstances of the COVID-nineteen pandemic and will continue to be studied later provision of the Vaccine to Purchaser under this Agreement.

"Purchaser further acknowledges that the long-term effects and efficacy of the Vaccine are not currently known and that there may exist adverse furnishings of the Vaccine that are not currently known."

Indemnification past the purchaser is also explicitly required past the contract, which states, under section 8.1:

"Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and concord harmless Pfizer, BioNTech, each of their Affiliates, contractors, sub-contractors, licensors, licensees, sub-licensees, distributors, contract manufacturers, services providers, clinical trial researchers, third parties to whom Pfizer or BioNTech or any of their respective Affiliates may directly or indirectly owe an indemnity based on the research ...
"from and confronting any and all suits, claims, actions, demands, losses, damages, liabilities, settlements, penalties, fines, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and other expenses of an investigation or litigation ... arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the Vaccine ..."

Meanwhile, the purchaser must also go on the terms of the contract confidential for a flow of 10 years.

Not simply does Pfizer have total indemnification, merely there's also a section in the contract titled, "Assumption of Defense past Purchaser," which states that in the upshot Pfizer suffers losses for which it is seeking indemnification, the purchaser

"shall promptly assume conduct and control of the defence force of such Indemnified Claims on behalf of the Indemnitee with counsel acceptable to Indemnitee(southward), whether or non the Indemnified Claim is rightfully brought."

Ehden notes:

"Pfizer is making sure the country will pay for everything: 'Costs and expenses, including ... fees and disbursements of counsel, incurred by the Indemnitee(s) in connectedness with any Indemnified Claim shall be reimbursed on a quarterly basis by Purchaser.'"

Buried in the March 17, 2020, Federal Register — the daily journal of the U.S. government — in a document titled, "Proclamation Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-xix," is language that establishes a new COVID-19 vaccine court — similar to the federal vaccine court that already exists.

In the U.S., vaccine makers already enjoy full indemnity against injuries occurring from this or whatsoever other pandemic vaccine under the PREP Act. If yous're injured by a COVID vaccine (or a select grouping of other vaccines designated under the human activity), y'all'd have to file a compensation claim with the Countermeasures Injury Bounty Program (CICP), which is funded by U.S. taxpayers via Congressional appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

While like to the National Vaccine Injury Bounty Programme (NVICP), which applies to nonpandemic vaccines, the CICP is fifty-fifty less generous when it comes to compensation. As reported by Dr. Meryl Nass, the maximum payout yous can receive — even in cases of permanent disability or expiry — is $250,000 per person; withal, you'd have to exhaust your private insurance policy before the CICP gives you a dime.

The CICP also has a ane-year statute of limitations, so you have to act apace, which is besides difficult since it'southward unknown if long-term effects could occur more than a year subsequently.

Pfizer accused of corruption of power

As is credible in Pfizer'due south confidential contract with Albania, the drug giant wants governments to guarantee the company will exist compensated for whatever expenses resulting from injury lawsuits against it. Pfizer has too demanded that countries put up sovereign assets , including banking company reserves, armed forces bases and embassy buildings, as collateral for expected vaccine injury lawsuits resulting from its COVID-nineteen inoculation.

New Delhi-based World Is One News (WION) reported in February 2021 that Brazil rejected Pfizer'south demands, calling them "abusive." The demands included that Brazil:

  1. "Waives sovereignty of its assets abroad in favor of Pfizer."
  2. Non apply its domestic laws to the company.
  3. Not penalize Pfizer for vaccine delivery delays.
  4. Exempt Pfizer from all civil liability for side effects.

STAT News also referred to concerns by legal experts, who also suggested Pfizer's demands were an corruption of power. Mark Eccleston-Turner, a lecturer in global health police force at Keele University in England, told STAT:

"[Pfizer] is trying to eke out every bit much profit and minimize its hazard at every juncture with this vaccine development so this vaccine rollout. Now, the vaccine development has been heavily subsidized already. And then there'due south very minimal take chances for the manufacturer involved there."

Signs of COVID vaccine failure, adverse furnishings ascension

Pfizer continues to sign lucrative secret vaccine deals beyond the world. In June 2021, they signed 1 of their biggest contracts to date — with the Philippine regime for 40 million doses .

Meanwhile, COVID-19 "quantum cases," which used to be called vaccine failures, are on the ascension. According to the U.Southward. Centers for Affliction Control and Prevention (CDC), equally of July 19, 5,914 people who had been fully vaccinated for COVID-xix were hospitalized or died from COVID-19.

In the U.K., as of July 15, 87.5% of the adult population had received one dose of COVID-nineteen vaccine and 67.ane% had received 2. Nevertheless, symptomatic cases amongst partially and fully vaccinated are on the rise , with an average of 15,537 new infections a day existence detected, a 40% increase from the week before.

In a July 19 report from the CDC, the agency also reported that the Vaccine Agin Event Reporting Organisation (VAERS) had received 12,313 reports of expiry amidst people who received a COVID-19 vaccine — more than doubling from the 6,079 reports of death from the calendar week before.

Soon afterwards the report, even so, they reverted the number to the 6,079 from the week before, indicating by default that no deaths from the vaccine had occurred that calendar week, raising serious questions most transparency and vaccine safety.

Many other adverse events are also actualization, ranging in risks from the biologically active SARS-CoV-ii spike protein used in the vaccine to claret clots, reproductive toxicity and myocarditis ( heart inflammation ). As you tin can come across in the confidential indemnification agreements, however, even if the vaccine turns out to be a dismal failure — and a risk to short- and long-term wellness — countries have no recourse, nor does anyone who received the experimental shots.

One question that we should all be asking is this: If the COVID-19 vaccines are, in fact, every bit rubber and effective as the manufacturers merits, why do they require this level of indemnification?

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and practise not necessarily reverberate the views of Children's Health Defense.